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Songju Ma Daemicke Author

Songju Ma Daemicke, a former software engineer, grew up in Jilin, China. Today, she is an award-winning children’s book author and lives in Bentonville, Arkansas, USA. She loves taking her daughters to visit her siblings in China, enjoying Tai Chi, flying kites and eating all kinds of delicious dumplings.

Jam Dong is an illustrator and picture book author, who has been recognized by many influential awards around the world. Her works have been selected by the Bologna Children’s Book Fair in 2020, 2021 and 2022. She was born and raised in Shanghai, China, and is currently based in Boston, USA.